tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post2937913014786991871..comments2024-03-29T09:50:22.339+01:00Comments on Polyester Princess: With love and squalor: a French adventurePolyester Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-69553787540216413292019-10-07T16:10:39.992+02:002019-10-07T16:10:39.992+02:00Thank you Mim! In fact, it's already the secon...Thank you Mim! In fact, it's already the second time we have a bad experience with a baker in that area. They can probably only do baguettes :-) xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-25502537293024329742019-10-07T16:08:52.328+02:002019-10-07T16:08:52.328+02:00Thank you Monica! I love a bit of kitsch :-) Glad ...Thank you Monica! I love a bit of kitsch :-) Glad you love the Optique sign collage, it was my favourite as well! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-63839408551468357882019-10-06T13:27:10.008+02:002019-10-06T13:27:10.008+02:00That looks really lovely - I kind of like a little...That looks really lovely - I kind of like a little delapidation; as with the wear on vintage it shows something's real and has lived a bit. I've never seen a fleur-de-lis window in a cathedral before - nor a card machine for that matter! <br /><br />I'm amazed they let a baker that bad stay in France - you'd think he'd be run out of the country ;-)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-4960476656016765392019-10-03T14:25:26.843+02:002019-10-03T14:25:26.843+02:00Moelleux au Chocolat! my favourite dessert ever!! ...Moelleux au Chocolat! my favourite dessert ever!! (mmm, I distract easily when chocolate is involved!)<br />But there are so many fab pics to comment!. Love the fascinating landscapes and the grotte (so picturesque and also a little bit kitsch!). Love when deckchairs are displayed on a public garden and love those details you have picked in your collages, particularly the Optique sign!, I do love this kind of details! and cute windows!<br />And loving your green raincoat and fab floral trousers!, totally cool!<br />besosSeñora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-4254686025742579322019-10-01T14:12:14.491+02:002019-10-01T14:12:14.491+02:00Thank you Sasha, you are too kind! xxxThank you Sasha, you are too kind! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-32752085802101119752019-10-01T14:11:57.068+02:002019-10-01T14:11:57.068+02:00I'm sure we must have, and I think we are havi...I'm sure we must have, and I think we are having comparable arguments ;-) Glad you love that collage, it was my favourite too! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-42627850118201457522019-10-01T14:10:56.477+02:002019-10-01T14:10:56.477+02:00We are so used to being able to walk among ruins i...We are so used to being able to walk among ruins in the UK, that we were quite unprepared for the fact that here it wasn't possible. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-36568420813182182102019-10-01T14:10:11.816+02:002019-10-01T14:10:11.816+02:00We couldn't get over that Rubens painting eith...We couldn't get over that Rubens painting either. We went into a church in Bruges last week, where the most valuable paintings were behind safety glass, as it was an insurance requirement. Anything could happen to that painting! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-41335691849573332092019-10-01T14:08:46.440+02:002019-10-01T14:08:46.440+02:00Thank you! xxxThank you! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-42283569413158419232019-10-01T14:08:28.810+02:002019-10-01T14:08:28.810+02:00Oh have you Sally? Did you like the town? And ther...Oh have you Sally? Did you like the town? And there's certainly something to be said for tea à la française! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-30480604105533396952019-10-01T14:07:14.721+02:002019-10-01T14:07:14.721+02:00Yes, you are very lucky, my friend. We have to go ...Yes, you are very lucky, my friend. We have to go on holiday to have a view like that! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-67904829375919268052019-10-01T14:06:39.007+02:002019-10-01T14:06:39.007+02:00Thank you so much Mica! xxxThank you so much Mica! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-53610895835828193542019-10-01T14:06:20.340+02:002019-10-01T14:06:20.340+02:00Thank you Sarah! There's something to be said ...Thank you Sarah! There's something to be said for weather apps! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-37632660260903468892019-10-01T14:05:46.548+02:002019-10-01T14:05:46.548+02:00Too late, I'm afraid, it didn't take long ...Too late, I'm afraid, it didn't take long to finish off these chocolate cakes ;-) I thought the card thing was quite funny! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-11288478653841279552019-10-01T14:04:51.088+02:002019-10-01T14:04:51.088+02:00Thank you Suzy, and that's exactly what I love...Thank you Suzy, and that's exactly what I love about it, as it's indeed quite poetic. I am a self professed nostalgic romantic, forever with my head in the clouds ;-) Polyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-58861069284725041992019-10-01T14:03:14.243+02:002019-10-01T14:03:14.243+02:00It is, isn't it? When we were in the area a co...It is, isn't it? When we were in the area a couple of years ago, we cycled along a street with Belgium on one side of it and France of the other. Quite fascinating! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-62135701222375843652019-10-01T14:02:02.274+02:002019-10-01T14:02:02.274+02:00Thank you Ivana. Luckily the Jesuit chapel was ope...Thank you Ivana. Luckily the Jesuit chapel was open in the afternoon so that we could admire its lofty interior! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-51427583270722001382019-10-01T14:01:09.475+02:002019-10-01T14:01:09.475+02:00Thank you so much, Beate :-) I'm always lookin...Thank you so much, Beate :-) I'm always looking out for the small things, it's like my eyes automatically seek them out. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-53645474752609717322019-10-01T13:59:46.658+02:002019-10-01T13:59:46.658+02:00Thank you Tina, I'm glad to have provided the ...Thank you Tina, I'm glad to have provided the entertainment ;-) xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-72503143547855070812019-10-01T13:59:12.674+02:002019-10-01T13:59:12.674+02:00What a coincidence that CBC spent a few days in St...What a coincidence that CBC spent a few days in St. Omer. Did he like the town? We could have wandered for hours in that cathedral, and we're planning to return next year! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-16089675193019788172019-10-01T13:57:39.269+02:002019-10-01T13:57:39.269+02:00So do I, it must have been an amazing dress! The c...So do I, it must have been an amazing dress! The chocolate thing wasn't a bit like sticky toffee pudding, though. Delicious and very, very light! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-51841079507759496202019-10-01T13:56:39.674+02:002019-10-01T13:56:39.674+02:00You were right about that skirt! That dessert was ...You were right about that skirt! That dessert was heavenly, and not heavy at all. I could have finished Jos's too ;-) xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-88302322433381913922019-10-01T13:55:39.922+02:002019-10-01T13:55:39.922+02:00Thank you Vronni, I'm glad you enjoyed tagging...Thank you Vronni, I'm glad you enjoyed tagging along. And yes, plenty of refreshments are a must! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-59133532912224268142019-09-30T07:15:36.864+02:002019-09-30T07:15:36.864+02:00That cathedral is absolutely amazing, Ann! I love ...That cathedral is absolutely amazing, Ann! I love those floral pants too! You do look great in everything,Ann! ;) XXXSasha https://www.blogger.com/profile/15542755255263282212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833738977646898455.post-62997956025838717132019-09-28T19:42:27.962+02:002019-09-28T19:42:27.962+02:00Gah! I'm sure we have the same sat-nav! You wo...Gah! I'm sure we have the same sat-nav! You wouldn't believe the trouble (and arguments) we have on days out.<br />I love that mix of grandeur and dilapidation - that's what fascinates me about Goan churches from the Inquisition (rather than any god stuff). How funny that you can buy a candle using a credit card - the miracles of modern life!<br />The collage with the Optique sign is just gorgeous!!<br />Those Shropshire trousers look a treat on you as does the mac!<br />What did the sheep have for breakfast? xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com